"Printing on the Strand in the 18th century was a major hub of London's popular print culture, characterised by vibrant publishing activity that wasn't constrained by rules affecting printers within the City of London. Key sites included Bear Yard, near present-day King's College London, which hosted significant printing and publishing operations, and a King's College exhibition, which is free to view through the shop windows, tells their story."
"The printers moved away when the area was redeveloped, hence the exhibition title, the Lost Landscapes of Print, which is a mix of objects and stories from the printers' trade. Although Fleet Street is synonymous with the newspapers, two of the most popular newspapers of the 19th century were printed on the Strand, not Fleet Street. They were the Illustrated London News and rival The Graphic, both trading on their revolutionary ability to print pictures in their pages."
"The largest item in the display is a replica of a printing press room, with an 1862 iron-top printing press surrounded by old print blocks, typefaces waiting to be laid out into pages. The printing press and collection of historical print paraphernalia are now part of the Bear Yard Press, a research and teaching hub for Print and Book History at King's College."
A corner shop on the Strand has been converted into an exhibition space exploring 19th-century printers who worked in the area. Printing on the Strand in the 18th century was a major hub of London's popular print culture, with vibrant publishing activity unhindered by City of London rules. Key sites included Bear Yard, near present-day King's College London. The display, Lost Landscapes of Print, combines objects and trade stories, featuring a replica press room with an 1862 iron-top press, print blocks and typefaces. The collection belongs to Bear Yard Press at King's College. The window displays older printing methods and runs until October 2026.
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